The Latest Breaking News from Ben Rutten

Star Bomber Parish out of Saints AFL clash

Essendon will be without key midfielder Darcy Parish against St Kilda, making an AFL upset an even more difficult task.

AAP · Jun 16, 2022

Rutten labels Bombers star Stringer 'poor'

Essendon coach Ben Rutten has put the heat on under-performing star Jake Stringer, saying the forward was "poor" in the Bombers' AFL defeat to Carlton.

AAP · Jun 10, 2022

Dons coach Rutten not feeling review heat

Essendon's wide-ranging review, announced by president Paul Brasher last week, hasn't shaken coach Ben Rutten's belief in the AFL club's direction.

AAP · Jun 9, 2022

Bombers lack consistent hard edge: coach

Essendon coach Ben Rutten says the Bombers' hardness has proved conditional in their horror start to the AFL season and has demanded a response.

AAP · May 19, 2022

Rutten turns heat on senior Bombers

Coach Ben Rutten has called on Essendon's senior players to lift after Sydney hammered his team by 58 points.

AAP · May 14, 2022

Bombers still rate Swans a contested beast

Sydney will be aiming to avoid a third-straight loss at the SCG when they host Essendon on Saturday night.

AAP · May 13, 2022

Bombers coach full of praise for Wright

Peter Wright's six goals were crucial as Essendon recovered from personnel issues and a 25-point deficit to beat AFL rivals Hawthorn by 27 points.

AAP · May 7, 2022

Bombers coach wants aggressive AFL mindset

A horror 1-6 start to the AFL season has poured heat on Essendon coach Ben Rutten, who wants his team to play with more flair and aggression against Hawthorn.

AAP · May 5, 2022

Essendon went into last year's finals as a team on the rise — but it's all gone wrong since

Leading into last year's finals, Essendon was a team on the rise, but from the elimination final onwards it's been a perfect storm for the Bombers. Andrew McGarry looks at the two Essendons and asks where the team and coach Ben Rutten go from here?

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Essendon's defensive woes leave no margin for error as 2022 AFL season hangs by a thread

With only one win from their opening five matches, the Bombers can ill afford another poor defensive outing if they want to have any hope of resurrecting their campaign, write Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022